Table 3 Summary of intervention characteristics.

From: The effectiveness and usability of online, group-based interventions for people with severe obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Platform

Group size

# of sessions

Length of sessions

Duration of intervention

Abbott et al. [57]

Vidyo Connect

NRa

6

1 h

6 months

Ahrendt et al. [45]

Video-conference

8 ×3 = 24

12

1 h

12 weeks

Batsis et al. [51]

HIPAA compliant version of Zoom

10

47

1 h

6 months

Bernhart et al. [46]

Zoom

17/43

12

75 min

3 months

Bruce et al. [47]

Zoom

10–15

24

1 h

6 months

Cavallo et al. [52]

Facebook

40

8

NR

16 weeks

Cliffe et al. [53]

Skype for Business

6

10

NR

6 months

Fraticelli et al. [48]

Web-based ‘classroom’ platform

up to 10

3

NR

6 months

Griffith et al. [44]

GoToMeeting or Zoom

NR

12

45 min

3 months

Harvey-Berino et al. [37]

Online via a synchronous chat group

15–20 (says 12–18 elsewhere)

24

1 h

6 months

Harvey-Berino et al. [38]

Online via a synchronous chat group

15–20 (says 12–18 elsewhere)

24

1 h

6 months

Krukowski et al. [40]

Website

12–18

24

1 h

6 months

Krukowski et al. [39]

Website

12–18

24

1 h

6 months

Stansbury et al. [41]

NR

NR

24

NR

6 months

West et al. [42]

Zoom

17–20

16

1 h

4 months

West et al. [43]

NR

NR

36 or 42

NR

18 months

West et al. [54]

NR

NR

24

NR

6 months

West et al. [55]

NR

NR

24

NR

18 months

Wild et al. [49]

Videoconference

3

6

50 min

1 year

Willis et al. [50]

Facebook

12–18

24

NR

6 months

  1. aNR not reported.